Window-cleaner.



No. 730,183. PATENTED JUNE 2,1903. r. w. WILLB, WINDOW CLEANER.APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1901. no MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 2, 1903;

PATENT OFFICE.

WINDOW-FCLEAN ER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 730,183, dated June2,1903. Application filed June 20, 1901. Serial No. 65,333 (No modL) Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. WILLE,

of parts for the above ends, hereinafter fully specified, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of myimproved device with the brush inserted therein. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the same, the brush being removed. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of the brush detached, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the body of the window-cleaner,which is oblong in plan View and tapering or wedge shape in From saidbody extends a curved handle 2, projecting outwardly and rearwardly, sothat the hand of the operator shall be removed from the surface of thewindow sufiiciently for convenient operation. An important feature ofthe improve-- ment resides in the tapering form of the body 1, theeffect of which is to throw the handle 2 to the rear when therubbing-surface 3 of said body is in contact with the window. Saidrubbing-surface 3 is provided by means of a sheet of rubber united atthe upper end with a projecting piece of rubber 4, attached to the rearside 5 of the body, the two attached edges ofthe pieces 3 and 40f rubberforming a lip 6, adapted to scrape closely the surface of the window.

Upon the rearside 5 of the body is secured a sheet of galvanized iron ortin 7, said sheet being secured to said body at the sides, as shown at8, and standing out a short distance from the body in the middle, asshown at 9. Asocket is thereby formed for the tongue 10 of a brush, saidtongue being formed of two sheets of galvanized iron or tin secured to=gether and inclosing therebetween a thick piece of felt or othersuitable material 11 to form a brush. The lip of said holder which holdssaid brush extends out from the holder proper at an angle, so that whenthe edge of the brush is placed upon the window substantially at rightangles thereto the main body of the window-cleaner extends at such anangle as to permit sufficient pressure to be conveniently applied to thewindow.

Upon the back of the body 5 is secured a bearing 12 for a clamp member13, said clamp member comprising a piece of'wire bent to form two eyes14:, pivoted on said bearing, and said wire extending rearwardly anddownwardly on both sides of the handle and then in front of the handleand being bent at right angles at this end to form a lip to rest againstthe lower edge of the hand. Said wire extends in the other directionfrom said pivot to the back of the body of the window-cleaner and isthere extended outwardly or laterally on each side to form aclamping-jaw 15, adapted to rest upon the back of the socket-plate forthe brush-holder.

The operator in taking hold of the device by the' handle will extend hisfingers around in front of the handle 16 of the clamp, so as to graspthe two together, thereby causing the clamp-jaw to press firmly downupon the back of the socket-piece and hold the brush in position.Moreover, when it is desired to' use apiece of chamois leather forcleaning the window this'can be done by inserting the chamois betweenthe clamping-jaw and the back of the socket-piece and extending saidchamois in front of the surface of the rubber 3. A piece of dampenedchamois may be first inserted and the window rubbed therewith,

and then a clean dry cloth may be substituted therefor for polishing thewindow.

In using the device as a window-cleaner the brush,iwhich has beenpreviously moistened, is first applied to the surface of the win do-w todischarge water thereon, and then the device is turned in the hand, andthe rubber is applied to the surface of the window to spread the waterover said surface and to clean the window by means thereof. When anotherpart of the window has to be cleaned, the operation is repeated,moisture being applied by the brush and then friction being applied tothe moistened surface by means of the rubber.

I claim 1. Asan article of manufacture, a windowcleaner comprising abody portion, a socket on the back of said body, a brush-holder having astem in said socket, and a clamp member, pivoted on the rear side ofsaid body and having a handle extending downward in front of the handleof the body, and a clampingjaw extending upward from said pivot andadapted to rest upon the back of the socket, substantially as described.

2. A window-cleaner comprising a body por tion having a fiat side and ahandle secured thereto, a sheetmetal plate secured at its

